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Joe Biel is a self-made autistic publisher and filmmaker who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock to sell millions of books. Biel is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing, Publishers Weekly's #1 fastest-growing publisher of 2022 and #3 in 2023/2024, and WorkingLit, the software responsible for Microcosm's aforementioned success—now available for other publishers. Biel has been featured in Time, Esquire, Art of Autism, Reading Glasses, Bulletproof Radio, Spectator (Japan), G33K (Korea), and Maximum Rocknroll, as well as NPR and PBS. Biel is the author of A People's Guide to Publishing, Autism Relationships Handbook, Unfuck Your Business, Enduring Legacy of Portland's Black Panthers, and dozens more. Biel is the director of five feature films and hundreds of short films, including Aftermass: Bicycling in a Post-Critical Mass Portland, $100 & a T-Shirt, and the Groundswell series. Biel lives in Portland, OR.

Sticker #052: Hate Driving in Traffic?

Sticker #052Hate Driving in Traffic?

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People are always complaining about traffic, when they are literally sitting in their cars and being part of the traffic…

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Sticker #057: Internal Combustion is not Revolutionary

Sticker #057Internal Combustion is not Revolutionary

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Let's get back to the historic meaning of the word- the wheel.  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with white print on a black…

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Sticker #059: Freedom of Speech

Sticker #059Freedom of Speech

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We supposedly live in a society where freedom of speech is a basic right. But all of the platforms where you can share…

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Sticker #062: If schools were funded as well as the military, would people join the military?

Sticker #062If schools were funded as well as the military, would people join the military?

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Could the continued existence of the military industrial complex be connected to an education deficit? If our youth had…

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Sticker #066: TV Transmitters Require Passive Receivers

Sticker #066TV Transmitters Require Passive Receivers

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Don't become a zombie watching your favorite zombie flick. If you're going to watch TV, be an active viewer. (Sturdy…

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Sticker #067: Something Smells Like Gentrification

Sticker #067Something Smells Like Gentrification

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Gentrification is the process of turning old, decaying neighborhoods (normally housing minorities) into new, exciting…

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Sticker #072: When Bicycle Wheels Turn

Sticker #072When Bicycle Wheels Turn

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Literally and figuratively!  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a white background. Reads: "When the bicycle…

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Sticker #074: More Shopping Malls than High Schools

Sticker #074More Shopping Malls than High Schools

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America really does have more shopping malls than highschools. And don't get us started on the funding disparity. How is…

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Sticker #075: Celebrate Efficiency over the Automobile

Sticker #075Celebrate Efficiency over the Automobile

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Bikes are more energy efficient than cars. In other news, the sky is blue. (Sturdy vinyl sticker with white print on a…

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Sticker #077: Think Freedom Sucks? Hate the Poor? Vote Republican

Sticker #077Think Freedom Sucks? Hate the Poor? Vote Republican

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Sometimes stereotypes are true... and this one, although a bit snarky, is definitely one of the true ones. Why is it…

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Sticker #086: If Money Were No Object, What Would You Do With Your Life?

Sticker #086If Money Were No Object, What Would You Do With Your Life?

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The root of all evil is deep and suffocating. If we lived in a world without money, we would be freer to spend our days…

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Sticker #087: Evolution Bicycle

Sticker #087Evolution Bicycle

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When you ride a bike, it's easy to feel like you've got it all figured out. Keep your personal and social evolution in…

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Sticker #088: In 1492 Indigenous people discovered Christopher Columbus lost at sea

Sticker #088In 1492 Indigenous people discovered Christopher Columbus lost at sea

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Columbus, you murderous fool.  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black print on a white background. Reads: "In 1492 indigenous…

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Sticker #089: Wanted: Christopher Columbus

Sticker #089Wanted: Christopher Columbus

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Grand theft. Genocide. Racism. Rape. Torture. Destruction of an entire culture. We can't believe the US government has…

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Sticker #091: Bike Punx

Sticker #091Bike Punx

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How do you make bikes better? Add some punk. How do you make punk better? Add bikes.  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with white…

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Sticker #092: A Profile for Mass Shootings? How About White Suburban Male.

Sticker #092A Profile for Mass Shootings? How About White Suburban Male.

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There's so much political resistance and debate around guns. While gun violence has been on tremendous decline for over…

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Sticker #097: My Only Car Is a Bicycle

Sticker #097My Only Car Is a Bicycle

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For when you're happily carfree and don't have a car to put a "my other car is" sticker on.  (Sturdy vinyl sticker with…

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Sticker #098: Fascism

Sticker #098Fascism

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This sturdy vinyl sticker defines fascism: "Concentrated private control of wealth, control of information, massive…

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Sticker #101: Gentrification Is

Sticker #101Gentrification Is

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GENTRIFICATION is the destruction of a community when it is referred to as "development." It is characterized by adding…

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Sticker #102: I Heart My Bike

Sticker #102I Heart My Bike

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If you love your bike, perhaps you need a sticker to make sure everyone else knows. Plus, you can hit two birds with one…

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Sticker #105: Bombing for Peace is Like Fucking for Virginity

Sticker #105Bombing for Peace is Like Fucking for Virginity

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How could anybody ever be fooled into believing that you could save anybody with bombs? This one makes the absurdity of…

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Sticker #121: One More Bike

Sticker #121One More Bike

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"Slow and steady wins the race" may be a proverb, but we've got something the tortoise never had: wheels.  (Sturdy…

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Sticker #122: One Less SUV

Sticker #122One Less SUV

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Making the world better, one less ridiculously unnecessary vehicle at a time. This one's for your bicycle, your electric…

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Sticker #124: To Stop Terrorism, Stop Terrorizing the World

Sticker #124To Stop Terrorism, Stop Terrorizing the World

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Somehow, the definition that the US government uses for "terrorism" ignores the terror that is caused by US imperialism.…

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Sticker #142: Why Win an Argument When You Could Have a Conversation?

Sticker #142Why Win an Argument When You Could Have a Conversation?

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Turns out that having friends, colleagues, and people in general who respect you is a good thing. (Unless you really…

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Sticker #146: Who Would Jesus Bomb?

Sticker #146Who Would Jesus Bomb?

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 WWJB doesn't quite roll of the tongue like WWJD. 

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Sticker #149: Put The Fun Between Your Legs (square)

Sticker #149Put The Fun Between Your Legs (square)

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Get your mind out of the gutter! Or don't. That's cool too. But however you interpret this sticker, bicycling is the…

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Sticker #149b: Put the Fun Between Your Legs (long)

Sticker #149b: Put the Fun Between Your Legs (long)

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Get your mind out of the gutter! Where else would you put your bike? (Sturdy vinyl sticker with black or pink print on a…

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Sticker #159: Chainring Heart

Sticker #159Chainring Heart

by Joe Biel Author, Aaron Renier Author and alex wrekk Author

Microcosm's iconic chainring heart, now in sticker form! Show your bike love to the world! (Sturdy vinyl sticker with…

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